On This Day

Monday, May 7, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 17 9 .654 --
Orioles 18 10 .643 0.0
Brewers 17 11 .607 1.0
Yankees 13 14 .481 4.5
Tigers 10 12 .455 5.0
Indians 8 17 .320 8.5
Blue Jays 8 21 .276 10.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 19 8 .704 --
Angels 16 12 .571 3.5
Royals 15 12 .556 4.0
Rangers 14 12 .538 4.5
White Sox 12 14 .462 6.5
Athletics 11 17 .393 8.5
Mariners 10 19 .345 10.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 18 7 .720 --
Expos 17 7 .708 0.5
Cubs 12 10 .545 4.5
Cardinals 13 12 .520 5.0
Pirates 10 14 .417 7.5
Mets 9 15 .375 8.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 17 11 .607 --
Reds 15 12 .556 1.5
Giants 13 15 .464 4.0
Padres 12 17 .414 5.5
Dodgers 12 18 .400 6.0
Braves 8 18 .308 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Buddy Bell 3
1 Al Bumbry 3
1 Mario Guerrero 3
1 Garry Maddox 3
1 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Cowens 1
1 Brian Downing 1
1 Ralph Garr 1
1 Steve Garvey 1
1 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dan Meyer 7
2 Bake McBride 4
3 Butch Hobson 3
3 Joe Rudi 3
5 15 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Beniquez 1
1 Julio Cruz 1
1 Miguel Dilone 1
1 Lee Mazzilli 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Carlton 0.86
2 Dave Goltz 0.67
3 Mike Torrez 0.58
4 John Candelaria 0.57
5 Luis Tiant 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Dave Goltz 1
1 Rick Honeycutt 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tippy Martinez 7
1 Mike Torrez 7
3 Steve Carlton 6
3 Dave Goltz 6
5 Mickey Mahler 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 1
1 Marty Pattin 1
1 Kent Tekulve 1
1 Bob Welch 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Kemp .419
2 Chet Lemon .392
3 Roy Smalley .381
4 Dave Winfield .376
5 Rob Wilfong .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Lynn 11
2 Dale Murphy 9
2 Mike Schmidt 9
4 Gary Carter 8
4 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 29
2 Darrell Porter 27
3 George Foster 25
4 Gary Carter 24
4 4 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 14
1 Omar Moreno 14
3 Ron LeFlore 12
4 Enos Cabell 11
4 Amos Otis 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 0.85
2 Nino Espinosa 1.05
3 Jim Slaton 1.67
4 Tommy John 1.74
5 Dave Heaverlo 1.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 6
2 Vida Blue 5
2 Jerry Koosman 5
2 Mike Marshall 5
2 Dick Ruthven 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 47
2 Nolan Ryan 43
3 Ron Guidry 36
4 Fergie Jenkins 34
5 Jerry Koosman 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 9
2 Mike Proly 6
3 Rollie Fingers 5
3 Skip Lockwood 5
3 Bruce Sutter 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gary Carter .500
2 Rob Wilfong .486
3 Gorman Thomas .468
4 Dave Parker .450
5 Tim Foli .439

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Carter 7
1 Gorman Thomas 7
3 Ken Singleton 6
4 Andre Dawson 5
4 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Carter 20
2 Al Cowens 17
2 Gorman Thomas 17
4 Eddie Murray 14
4 Darrell Porter 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 8
1 Amos Otis 8
3 Julio Cruz 7
4 Willie Wilson 6
5 6 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nino Espinosa 0.00
1 Mike Parrott 0.00
1 Mike Marshall 0.00
4 Jim Slaton 0.67
5 Tim Stoddard 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Hrabosky 3
1 Tommy John 3
1 Bill Lee 3
1 Mike Marshall 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Clear 18
1 Nino Espinosa 18
1 Ron Guidry 18
1 Jerry Koosman 18
1 2 others tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 5
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 Skip Lockwood 3
2 Mike Proly 3
5 10 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .336
2 Al Oliver .334
3 Rod Carew .327
4 Dave Winfield .326
5 Jose Cruz .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 42
2 George Foster 40
3 Greg Luzinski 35
4 Bobby Bonds 34
4 Gorman Thomas 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 130
1 Jim Rice 130
3 Don Baylor 111
4 Steve Garvey 108
4 Andre Thornton 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 71
2 Ron LeFlore 69
3 Julio Cruz 65
4 Bump Wills 50
5 Frank Taveras 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.90
2 Mike Caldwell 2.23
3 Jon Matlack 2.36
4 Pete Vuckovich 2.45
5 Craig Swan 2.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 25
2 Mike Caldwell 24
3 Dennis Eckersley 22
3 Jim Palmer 22
3 Gaylord Perry 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 304
2 Ron Guidry 258
3 Phil Niekro 239
4 Nolan Ryan 232
5 Tom Seaver 216

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 36
2 Kent Tekulve 32
3 Mike Marshall 30
4 Doug Bair 29
4 2 others tied 29